Angela’s Ashes
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19
Themes
All Themes Irish Social Tensions Poverty, Survival, and Morality Catholicism, Sexuality, and Coming-of-age Family Misery, Drunkenness, and Escape
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Characters
All Characters Frank McCourt Malachy McCourt Sr. Angela Sheehan McCourt Margaret Sheehan Malachy McCourt Jr. Gerard “Laman” Griffin Michael McCourt Theresa Carmody Nora Molloy Mikey Molloy Aunt Aggie Pa Keating
Symbols
All Symbols America Eclipse
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Mood Motifs Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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